Let the Cargo Decide What Happens After a Stop
■ Unattended at night, a delivery robot will always stop somewhere A walkway door stayed locked at night, and Hakobukun stopped in front of it, announcing it would wait. Stopping was not the failure. The failure was judging whether to wait by the robot's own state alone.
■ Whether a robot may wait depends on its cargo Tomorrow's linen sat on top; tonight's IV bag lay underneath. The linen could wait until morning, the IV could not. The same stop means different things for different loads, so match the most urgent item aboard.
■ Conclusion: Decide who to call, and when, before loading The nurse found the IV only because she came looking. The next day, the engineer set a rule: if any medication is aboard, call a person the moment it stops. Plan for stops, and each becomes a procedure. Before asking whether it stops, ask who it leaves waiting.
